. Cheviot ram, SANDY WALKER ; winner of first prize at Edinburgh, 

 Morpeth, and the H. and A. S. Show, Dumfries, 1895. Bred by and 

 property of John Elliott, Hindhope, Jedburgh, Scotland. 



DESCRIPTION OP THE CHEVIOT SHEEP. 



THIS BREED, a native of the Cheviot mountains and the most common 

 sheep of Scotch borders, has been known on the hills of Scotland for 

 more than 200 years. To thrive under the conditions of their nativity they 

 must naturally possess unusual activity with strong constitutions. The mod- 

 ern type exemplifies this fact as it is that of a sheep blocky in body and 

 deep, with short legs. The face is bare of wool from the ears forward with- 

 out any appearance of horns and pure white, as on all other regions of the 

 body excepting the immediate vicinity of the nostrils and the hoofs which 

 should be black. Being hardy, active and prolific, they have a pertness in 

 look, and activity in movement which is thoroughly characteristic of the 

 breed. The manner of the sheep is characterized by alertness added to further 

 by a keen face, bright eye and active, fine ears. The chest is deep with the 

 floor of it close to the ground, the girth full, the back rather short but strong, 

 with a deep rib, the hind quarter is low set but well developed from the mut- 

 ton standpoint. The fleece should be dense and fine in texture. The breeders 

 are particularly careful that the quality of the fleece should be even through- 

 out and free from kemp or dead hairs and especially fill the hand well. As 

 constitution is eminently desirable in these sheep the evidences of this should 

 be strikingly shown in type and temperament. See official scale of points, 

 page 139. 



